Bank Annuities, 31. per Cent. Bill.

Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
the better and more regular paying and assigning the
Annulties, after the Rate of Three Pounds per Centum per Annum, payable to several Bankers and other
Patentees, and those claiming under them."

ORDERED, That the said Bill be committed to a Committee of the whole House, presently.

Then the House was adjourned during Pleasure, and
put into a Committee upon the said Bill.

After some Time, the House was resumed.

And the Lord Gower reported, "That the Committee
had gone through the said Bill; and think it fit to
pass, without any Amendment."

Accomptants to be charged with Interest money, Bill.

Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
better charging several Accomptants with Interestmonies by them received, and to be received."

ORDERED, That the said Bill be committed to a Committee of the whole House, presently.

Then the House was adjourned during Pleasure, and
put into a Committee thereupon.

After some Time, the House was resumed.

And the Earl of Warrington reported, "That the
Committee had gone through the said Bill; and think
it fit to pass, without any Amendment."

Barbier & al. Nat. Bill.

The House proceeded to take into Consideration the
Amendments, made by the House of Commons to the
Bill, intituled, "An Act to naturalize Daniel Barbier,
John Kerron du Chesne, and others."

Which said Amendments were read Thrice, and agreed
to; and ORDERED, That the Commons have Notice
thereof.

Public Accompts, for taking, &c. Bill.

Whereas this Day was appointed, for the House to
be put into a Committee again, upon the Bill, intituled,
"An Act for the taking, examining, and stating, the
Public Accompts of the Kingdom:"

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal
in Parliament assembled, That this House shall be put
into a Committee upon the said Bill on Monday next, at
Twelve a Clock.

Mathew versus Philips:

After hearing Counsel, upon the Petition and Appeal
of George Mathew Junior, Gentleman, and Martha his
Wife, from a Decree of Dismission of the Court of
Chancery in Ireland, the Seventeenth Day of November
One Thousand Seven Hundred and One, of the Petitioners Bill there, in a certain Cause, wherein the said
Appellants, being then under the Age of One and
Twenty Years, by George Mathew the Elder, Esquire,
their Parent and next Friend, were Complainants; against
Chichester Philips, Dame Susannah Eaton, the Widow
and Relict of Sir Simon Eaton Baronet, Thomas Brown
and Margaret his Wife, Henry Johnston Esquire, and
others, were Defendants; and praying the Reversal of
the said Decree: As also upon the Answer of the said
Chichester Philips, Thomas Browne and Margaret his
Wife, and Henry Johnston Esquire, and others, put in
thereunto:

Judgement affirmed, with Costs.

It is ORDERED and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said
Petition and Appeal of George Mathew and Martha his
Wife shall be, and is hereby, dismissed this House; and
that the Decree of Dismission made in the Court of
Chancery in Ireland, the Seventeenth Day of November
One Thousand Seven Hundred and One, therein complained of, shall be, and is hereby, affirmed: And it is
farther ORDERED, That the Appellants George Mathew
and his Wife shall pay, or cause to be paid, unto the
Respondents Chichester Philips, Thomas Browne and
Margaret his Wife, and Henry Johnston Esquire, and
others Respondents, the Sum of Forty Pounds Costs in
defending the said Appeal in this House.

Scotch Conspiracy, Report about to be made.

The Duke of Somerset this Day acquainted the House,
"That the Lords Committees appointed to consider of
the Scotch Conspiracy are now ready to make their
Report, when the House shall think fit to receive the
same."

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal
in Parliament assembled, That the said Report shall be
made on Monday next, at Twelve a Clock; and all the
Lords summoned to attend.